France rugby stars removed from flight home from Edinburgh as police probe alleged brawl following loss to Scotland

France's flight back to Paris from Edinburgh has been delayed on Monday as Scottish police are understood to have removed several players from the plane for questioning over an alleged brawl in Edinburgh on Sunday night.
Initial reports have suggested that members of the French squad became involved in a fight at the end of a night out in the Scottish capital, following their narrow defeat against Scotland at Murrayfield hours earlier.
It is also understood that some players were left with injuries following the incident, although further details are unclear at this stage.
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